Today, Governor Gavin Newsom responded to the Supreme Court’s decision on New York’s concealed carry statute with the following statement:

While this foolish judgment erases a basic gun safety regulation that has been in place for decades, California has anticipated this day. For months, our administration has worked closely with the attorney general and the lawmakers. As Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh emphasized, states like California may revise and enhance their public-carry laws in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict.

“However, there can be little doubt that this is a dramatic step. Gun laws should be locked in time, according to today’s Supreme Court, and states can’t enact new ones if they didn’t exist in the 1700s or 1800s. Regardless of how necessary it is to protect people from today’s gun carnage.

In the battle to protect our citizens, our state will remain in the forefront.” In the next week, I will have 16 new gun safety proposals on my desk, including one that would empower citizens to sue gun manufacturers and distributors for breaching specific gun laws. I can’t wait to get my hands on those bills. We will continue to stand up to those in political power who enable and coddle the gun industry because California has demonstrated that reasonable gun legislation saves lives.